Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568982925 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 185 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Playground, Lewis House, Super Sheds and Pods, Spencer House addition, Farmer's Market, Mason's Bend Community Center, Goat House, and Shannon-Dutley House. These buildings, along with the incredible story of the Rural Studio, the people who live there, and Mockbee and his student architects, are detailed in this colorful book, the first on the subject."I tell my students, it's got to be warm, dry, and noble"--Samuel Mockbee. The work of Rural Studio has struck such a chord-both architecturally and socially--that it has been featured on Oprah, Nightline, and CBS News, as well as in Time and People magazines.The Studio has completed more than a dozen projects, including the Bryant "Hay Bale" House, Harris "Butterfly" House, Yancey Chapel, Akron Chapel, Children's Center, H.E.R.O. In giving students hands-on experience in designing and building something real, it extends their education beyond paper architecture. And in scavenging and reusing a variety of unusual materials, it is a model of sustainable architecture. For almost ten years, Samuel Mockbee, a recent MacArthur Grant recipient, and his architecture students at Auburn University have been designing and building striking houses and community buildings for impoverished residents of Alabama's Hale County. In addition to being a social welfare venture, the Rural Studio--"Taliesin South" as Mockbee calls it--is also an educational experiment and a prod to
M. E. Klinner said Rural Studio: An awesome program developed by two phenomenal individuals. This book is written in such a way that anyone can read and understand the purpose behind the development of Rural Studio. Auburn University was well known nationally before two professors, initially Samuel Mockbee being the one to have the insight for the program, and then fellow Auburn professor D.K. Ruth,developed this awesome program that put Auburn University's College of Architecture on the map internationally. These men had a vision to not only be able to give to a very impover. Excelent social architecture Its honest to the bone. Good architecture, good pictures, and simply good social efforts. Thats the whole book. Showing with honesty and integrity the efforts made by everyone in the rural studio.It doesn't have floor plans (im guessing there is a point in all these designs that somethings cant by put down in paper and other you just have to adjust) but the rest is perfect. Very honest, showing the people (the whole point of architecture) and the initial situation and the final produc. Five Stars Great book and really enjoy reading about the project.
Andrea Oppenheimer Dean, a former executive editor at Architecture magazine, and photographer Timothy Hursley, an architectural photographer who has been documenting Rural Studio for nine years, present 132 color and 12 b&w photos of the warm, modern homes (which often incorporate recycled and natural materials like tires and hay bales) and discuss them with Mockbee, his students and the home owners. . The book showcases work Mockbee (1944-2002) undertook in Hale County, Ala., where he recruited architecture students to help design and build free homes for impoverished residents. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly The genius of an architect who made beautiful and functional homes out of inexpensive materials is celebrated in Rural Studio: Samuel Mock